Fruit juice extractor



Nov; 30, 1948.

'c. s. ALLEN FRUIT JUICE EXTRACTOR Filed April 15. 1946 Patented Nov. 30, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRUIT JUICE EXTRACTOR Neal 0. s. Allen, Bennington, Vt.

Application April 15, 1946, Serial No. 662,388

This invention relates to a fruit juice extractor and more especially to an apparatus for use at tables in dining rooms and drink fountains and the like, whereby a small piece of fruit, such as an orange, lemon and the like can be inserted into the extractor and the two portions thereof moved together to extract the juice therefrom, and thus preventing the juice from flowing or squirting onto the fingers of the diner and also preventing it squirting onto the body and clothing of the diner in that it comprises two members hinged together at their lower ends, and adapted to receive a piece of fruit therebetween, each of said members having a handle on its end remote from the pivoted ends for pressing the two parts of the apparatus together to extract the juice from the piece of fruit held between the two parts. This application is an improvement over the structure, shown in application of Christian M.

Boesser, Serial No. 563,170, filed November 13,

1944, and of which I'am the assignee.

It is an object of this invention to provide a juice extractor for pieces of fruit, which is constructed from cup shaped members pivoted together at their lower ends, and having handles at their upper ends and having overlapping or telescopic portions, and between which a piece of fruit may be placed, so that when the two pieces of the apparatus are moved towards each other, the juice will be forced from the piece of fruit and allowed to flow downwardly out of an opening in the bottom of the apparatus, which opening is normally closed, when the two parts oflthe apparatus are spread apart from each other, but which is adapted to be opened by the movement of the two parts towards each other on their pivot and through said opening the extracted juice may flow to the desired point.

It is another object of this invention to provide a cup shaped member, having an end wall and two side walls and having a handle on its upper end, and a second member having a wall portion, and whose lower end is pivotally secured within a curved portion of the first member and the second portion having a handle member so that the two members can be spread apart from each other on their pivot to permit introduction of a piece of fruit, and said two members can then be pressed towards each other to extract the juice from a piece of fruit and in being pressed towards each other forming an opening in the bottom of the members whereby this juice may flow out of said opening into a glass, cup and the like, as is desired.

Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of the apparatus and showing it in folded position;

Figure 2 is a view of the left hand part of the apparatus disassociated from its right hand part;

Figure 3 is a side elevationof the right hand part of the apparatus disassociated from the left hand part; i

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view through Figure 1 and showing the parts in the position they will occupy after a piece of fruit has been inserted between the two movable parts and they have been partially moved towards closed POSi-r tion; I

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4, but showing the parts in fully compressed position, that is, moved together to extract the juice from the piece of fruit held therebetween;

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line 66 in Figure 1.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the numeral l0 indicates one of the parts of the apparatus, while ll indicates the other part. The portion i has an end wall l2 and side walls [3 and M and a top wall IS. The lower end of the end wall [2 is formed into the arc of a circle, as at I6, and has an opening I! in its lower portion. It also has, a handle member l8 secured on the outside surface of the end wall l2 and projecting upwardly and inwardly over the top wall 15. The member II has an end wall 20 and side walls 2| and 22 merging into substantially circular portions 23 and 24 and the end Wall is formed into a semi-circular portion 25. End wall 20 has an outwardly projecting curved portion 26, which extends upwardly, as at 21, and then inwardly forming a handle portion 29 for cooperating with handle l8 for moving the two portions I0 and I l towards each other, that is, to cause the end walls 20 and I2 to be moved towards each other.

In the top portion 26 is a cavity 30, into which a projection or detent 3! on the top wall I5 is adapted to fit to act as a detent to prevent the two parts I0 and II from becoming entirely separated from each other, but which by a slight additional force can cause the detent 3! to be lifted out of the cavity 30 to completely open up the apparatus for the insertion of a piece of fruit between the two pieces. A piece of fruit, such as citrus fruit and the like, is indicated at 33 in Figure 4 before compression is applied, and

in Figure 5, this piece of fruit is shown after the juice has been extracted therefrom.

With the parts In and H in the position shown in Figure 4, it is seen that the opening I! in portion [6 is closed by the semi-circular portion 25, whereas, when the parts are moved to the position, shown in Figure 5, the portion 25 moves from over the opening 11, and the extracted juice is allowed to flow out through the opening I! into a desired zvesselww'here it is @130 be used; or onto articles 'offood one plate.

In the drawings and specification, there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention, and although specific terms 1232B remployed, they are used in a generic and descriptive the scope of the invention beingqdefinedjntthe claims.

Iclaim: i

1. A fruit juice extractor comprising a pair of members :pivotally secured to F each totheriat their lower portions :for zhingedymovement :on :a ;.pivot axis and each. having an end :wall, *a. rpairofxside walls, and aitop wall, thertoprwall of ieachxsect-ion being arcuate andzthe side iwallssandatop wall of .one .member "being :zadapted :to telescope with relation; to theyside walls anrl top wall. of; theother member, when the itwoimembers "are moi/editowards; each other on their pivot :.axis, ;said:.members having arcuate portions on their lower ends, the arcuate portiomof one :member telescoping withsrelation to r theiarcuate :portion of the 1 other member; -:and rotatably mounted atherein, the outerzarcuateportionhaving a hole therein which isznormallyi closed by .the arcuate portion :on-the lower end of the other member, when the parts are in open .position,and which :is :adapted. to be-opened when-the :two partslare pressed towardseachr other intotelescopic relation tmallow fruit juice extracted 'fromza :piece ofz'iruitdisposed ibetween the two members 'to flow out through sai'dihole.

:12. A fruit -j uice extractor comprising- .a v pair of memberspivotally secured to eachotheraat their lower port-ions for'lhinged movement on :a pivot axis andieach memberihaving an end wall and two sidewalls and a top-wall,'the top wall of eachz-member' being :arcuatezin cross-section, the side Walls and top ;wa'll-.of one member being adapted :to'telescope with relationto the side .walls and top Wall of the other member, :when the two membersiarezamoved towards each other .oni' their :pivot:axis,:the lowenends-of the end walls being .arcuate in cross :section and of difierent' radii, andthe arcuate sectionomthe lower end :of the outer member-having a hole there'e throngh, which is normally covered by the arcuate section tof .the other. member," when the: parts are in extended position, and when the members are moved towards each other on their pivot axis, the arcuate portion on the inner member moving from over the hole in the arcuate portion on the outer member to thus allow extracted fruit juice to pass out of the apparatus through said hole in the outer arcuate portion.

3. In a juice extractor, a pair of members hinged together at one end for movement on a pivot) axis ,and having handles'at :-the. 1other ends, one'of said members having-a topwall, end walls and two side walls, the other member having an I 'end wall and a top wall, the top and end walls l5 sense only and not for purposes of limitation,

tofisaid other member being adapted to telescope relativeto the top and side walls of said one of 'saidmembers when they are moved toward each othergtocompressra piece of fruit disposed between the two members; the end wall of one of the members having a semi-circular portion on its lower end provided with a hole, the other member having :a semi-circular portion on its lowerlend ofgsmaller radius than-the first semicircular-;:member rand ffitting :orr the inside of the first :semhcircular :member and/ closing theihole therein when: the two. members ,are'swung apart from each other.

'4. In tea juice extractor, a ;pair,of l-members hinged '-,togeth,er at one end ,for :movement on a :pivot. axis and :having :handles ;.at their other ends,=.eachroi.said members having: .a:.top:wall and an end lwall, \ithe ;t.op .wall of gone member being adapted .to'telescope relative to the .top wallxof the l other amember when they are moved itoward each other to. compress arpiece :of fruit :disposed between" the two members, theilowerends vof-;said members adjacent *saidpivotaxis-having arcuate telescoping portions r adapted =to-occupy a telescopic relation to each other, theouteriarcuate portion having a hole therein which is covered by the arcuate portion on the otherrmemberiwhen the free ends of ithe members 7 are :sw-ung :apart and 'which is uncovered when the free l ends of the two-members: are moved itowards each-other.

C. S. AELEN.

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